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Christopher Columbus found and claimed Venezuela for spain
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Coro is made the first capital city
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Caracas was founded
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independence is declared in Caracas
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the Spanish are chased away by the the army of Simón Bolívar and Venezuela won their independence
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gold is struck in Guayana
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Oil was found in Lago De Maracaibo
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a democracy begins in Venezuela
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Hugo Chavez incited a violent riot in Caracas and is sent to jail
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Hugo Chavez is elected as president after two years of prison.
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after 16 years of his presidency, Hugo Chavez dies at the age of 55
